Events

Hillsides 5th Annual Foster Soles, Celebrity Charity Auction, chaired by Dr. Drew Pinksy will be held on Wednesday, April 24th at BarCelona in Pasadena.

We are collecting celebrity autographed memorabilia! If you have any items you wish to donate, please contact Hillsides Development Department at 323.254.2274 or email cespinoza@hillsides.org

Celebrities Janet Jackson, George Lopez and Sugar Ray Leonard, along with Dr. Drew Pinsky of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," kicked off Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed items and celebrity photograph, last year. Held during Foster Care Awareness Month, the online auction raised awareness of foster care issues. We asked celebrities to once again donate autographed shoes and clothing or other personalized accessories for the Fouth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles.

The kickoff event to launch the auction was held at BarCelona in Pasadena on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Online auction ran from the date of the Kickoff Event through mid-May.

Hillsides, a Los Angeles foster care children's charity with 99 years of creating safe places, has garnered exceptional support from media. In previous years, we have received coverage from Extra, ABC's On the Red Carpet, newstations KCBS, KCAL, KTLA, KABC, MyFOX, TMZ.com, CocoPerez.com, IMBD.com, TV.com, and thousands of online outlets, generating more than 300,000 hits online. Hillsides Foster Soles 2009 was awarded national winner of the PR News Non-Profit PR Awards in "Event PR," a finalist in "PR on a Shoestring," and Best of Pasadena, from Pasadena Magazine. Help us make 2012 another breakout event with your donation of personalized items and we hope to see you at our event, too.

With 35,000 children receiving child welfare services in Los Angeles, Foster Soles raises awareness of issues facing these foster care kids and empowers the public to take action by bidding on your donated items and learning more about Hillsides.

Family Resource Centers offer numerous community-based programs and services that provide parenting classes, mental health support, and additional crucial resources for vulnerable children and families throughout Los Angeles County, including the San Gabriel Valley
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Residential Treatment Services provide a safe and stable environment where children and youths, who cannot live at home, suffered trauma, or have severe emotional or behavioral challenges, can thrive. >

Education Center, a therapeutic residential and day school, offers individualized education for students with social-emotional, learning and/or behavior challenges for children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Youth Moving On, with support from The Everychild Foundation, provides former foster youth affordable quality housing and numerous support services to help them become responsible, self-sufficient adults. >

Hillsides' innovative transitional living and permanent housing programs give young adults the job training, financial know-how, and the counseling they need to find fulfilling careers and become responsible, self-sufficient adults.

Our main campus, located on 17 acres of beautiful park-like grounds, includes five cottages, an arts and recreation center, a children's resource center, nursing offices for children and families, a playground, swimming pool, and a library.